Mixed Multitudes
Three Things I Love about Maurice Sendak
If you couldn’t tell from my new article, I love Maurice Sendak. (No, my favorite story of his isn’t Wild ...
Israel and the United States
Jonathan Sarna sets forth the dynamics of the “waning American Jewish love affair with Israel.” (Forward)David Suissa says that despite ...
In the Sukkot Market
In this special installment of the Jewish Book Council/MyJewishLearning Authors Blog series, we spotlight book illustrator and visual artist Eliyahu ...
God Is Not the Creator.
Look, it’s all semantics, okay? Whatever you want to call God — Hashem, Elokim, the Creator, the One, the Dude, ...
If Not Now, When?
The internet can be funny sometimes (Seriously, have you seen this YouTube thing? It’s pretty cool). I’ll be planning on ...
JDub Records & the Big Jewcy Buyout
Sometimes when two really good friends of yours hook up, it’s a sign of impending disaster. The drama, the cliques, ...
Jon+Hailey+8 (part time) + 8 Days to a Bris=Chai?
One of my many pet peeves is celebrities who take up Judaism like it’s a hobby. Let’s review, people: Judaism ...
I Weep For Humanity
You had to ruin it, didn’t you? Everyone enjoys dancing rabbis. They are full of energy. They break stereotypes. They ...
Parashah Challahs on MJL
It was 10 p.m. on a Thursday night at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, and I was finally learning ...
Holiday Endurance Triathlon: Hoshana Rabbah Leg
Oh my God, you guys, the holidays have been going on FOREVER. Whenever I talked to my Jewish friends this ...